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The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895, [2] [3] and in the 20th century became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles.
Whizzer bicycle engines are a line of bicycle engines that were produced in the United States from 1939 to 1965. They were commonly sold as kits to be assembled and attached to a consumer's bicycle thus creating a motorized bicycle. Whizzer U.S.A. re-appeared in 1997 to sell an improved version, pre-assembled on an old Schwinn-style bicycle frame.
In 2016, Bike Index announced integration with LeadsOnline, [8] [9] [10] one of the USA's largest pawn search systems used by law enforcement officers to uncover stolen goods. According to Bryan Hance of Bike Index, "one of the first 'hits' was a bike that was stolen in Salt Lake City, Utah and pawned at a shop in Nevada — 400 miles away."
While the practice enabled the company to increase sales of overall units, profits failed to meet expectations as a result of reduced margins imposed by mass retailers. Additionally, many independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) resented the new competition, and in retaliation some dealers refused to stock or promote Murray bicycles. Murray 3-speed ...
Roadmaster Mt Fury Roadmaster Cape Cod on New York street. Roadmaster Bicycles were first introduced by the Cleveland Welding Company in 1936. In 1950, after purchasing the Roadmaster line of children's and youth bicycles from the Cleveland Welding Company, AMF entered the bicycle manufacturing business with its newly formed AMF Wheeled Goods Division.
1955 Huffy Radio Bicycle. In 1949, Huffman developed the Huffy Convertible, which was a children's bicycle with rear training wheels and foot steps. [2] The invention of the training wheels revolutionized the market for children's bicycles, and this was the first Huffman bicycle under the Huffy brand.